Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Mark 16:2)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 16:2:

  • Uma: “So, very early Sunday morning, at the first sign of light, they went to the grave.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then early-in-the morning of Sunday, they went to the grave.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And in the morning when the sun had just come up on the first day of the week, they went to where Jesus was buried.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When it was then dawning on Sunday, they went to his burial-place. It was already day when they arrived.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Next day, they set out very early. The proof of that was, when they arrived at the grave, only then was sunrise, it being Sunday.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 16:3)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 16:3:

  • Uma: “On the way they talked among themselves, they said: ‘Who will help us push-aside the rock that closes the grave?’ For that rock was quite big. But in fact, when they arrived at the grave, they saw that the rock was already pushed-aside.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “They were talking on the way, they said, ‘Who will roll the stone away that is closing-off the cave in order that we (incl.) can go inside?’ And the stone was really big.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They asked each other, ‘Who can roll away for us the large stone which covers the door of the grave?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “While they were still on the way, they asked-each-other saying, ‘Who perhaps will roll-away that stone that was closing (lit. dooring) the cave?’ They said that because the largeness of that-aforementioned stone was extreme. But upon their arrival, they looked-up and saw that it was already rolled-away.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “On the trail they had kept discussing, ‘Expletive, whoever can we ask for help to roll that rock which was used to block?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 16:4)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 16:4:

  • Uma: “On the way they talked among themselves, they said: ‘Who will help us push-aside the rock that closes the grave?’ For that rock was quite big. But in fact, when they arrived at the grave, they saw that the rock was already pushed-aside.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When they arrived there they saw the stone already rolled-away.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But when they went to see, they saw that the very large stone was already rolled away.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “While they were still on the way, they asked-each-other saying, ‘Who perhaps will roll-away that stone that was closing (lit. dooring) the cave?’ They said that because the largeness of that-aforementioned stone was extreme. But upon their arrival, they looked-up and saw that it was already rolled-away.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Since it was such a big rock, that’s what they were discussing as they went. But when they looked, that rock which was used to block was already rolled away.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 16:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 16:5:

  • Uma: “Upon entering the grave, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in white clothes. The women were amazed to see him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “They entered the cave. They saw there a young man dressed in white sitting towards the right. They were really startled.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they went in to the door of the grave, and they saw sitting on their right a young person dressed in white cloth, and then their breaths were startled.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then they entered the cave and saw a young-man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right. And they were startled.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “On their arriving, they entered where Jesus was laid out. There was a young man they saw, who was sitting there at the right side of where (Jesus) had been laid out, dressed in white. When those women saw, they were afraid.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 16:6)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 16:6:

  • Uma: “The young man said: ‘Don’t be amazed! You are searching for Yesus the Nazaret person, who died crucified. He has come back alive! He isn’t here any more. See the place he was put the other day [lit., yesterday].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “He said to them, ‘Don’t be afraid. I know you look for Isa, the man from Nasaret who was nailed to the post. He is no longer here. He is alive again. Look where he was laid.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The person spoke, he said, ‘Don’t be afraid. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth who was nailed to the cross, but he is no longer here for he is risen. Come see where he was laid.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then he said to them, ‘Don’t be afraid. I know that you are looking-for Jesus from-Nazaret who was nailed to the cross. But he isn’t here, because he came-to-life again. Look! This is where-he-was-placed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘Don’t be afraid,’ said that man. ‘Probably you are looking for Jesus the Nazaretanen who was nailed to a cross. He is no longer here, for he was made alive again. Look at where he was laid out.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 16:7)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 16:7:

  • Uma: “Now, go, tell Petrus and his other disciples that he has come back alive. Tell them this: He will go ahead of you to the land of Galilea. It will be there that you will see him, like he already told you the other day [yesterday].'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Na, go,’ he said, ‘tell his disciples and Petros that he will go ahead of you to the place Jalil. You will see him there, as he told you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they saw it, he said to them again, ‘Go to his disciples and tell them and Peter that Jesus will go ahead into Galilee, and there you will see him according to what he said to you.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Go tell Pedro and the other disciples that Jesus will-go-ahead of you to go to Galilea. You will see him there just like he told you.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore go and tell to his disciples, including Pedro too. Say to them that Jesus will go ahead there to Galilea. They will see/meet him there, like he said to them.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 16:8)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 16:8:

  • Uma: “When the women appeared from the grave, off they ran fleeing, for they were terrified and trembling. They didn’t talk to anyone right away because of their fear.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then they went out and they fled from the grave for they were shaking with fear/terror. They didn’t say anything to anyone because they were afraid.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then they went out of the grave running, for they were very amazed and afraid. And because of this they didn’t tell anybody, because they were afraid.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Right-after-that the women came-out of the cave and ran to leave, because they were extremely startled and they trembled from their fear. There was not even any person to whom they told it, because their fear was extreme.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Those women were trembling and their mind/thinking really was agitated. They went out of that grave and straight away ran. Well since their fear was extreme, they didn’t tell anyone yet.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 16:9)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 16:9:

  • Uma: “When Yesus arose from the dead very early on Sunday, first he made himself appear to Maria Magdalena. This Maria, Yesus had once expelled seven demons that possessed her.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When Isa was alive again from his death on that Sunday, he first appeared to Mariyam the woman from Magdala, the one from whom he had driven out seven demons.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “In the very early morning on Sunday when Jesus was already raised from the dead, he appeard first to Mary Magdalene, the woman from whom he drove away seven demons.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When it was dawning on Sunday was when Jesus came-to-life again. Upon his coming-to-life again, he first appeared (lit. preceded-to appear) to Maria Magdalena from-whom-he-had-caused-to-leave seven evil-spirits.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When it was fully Sunday morning, when Jesus had come alive again, the very-first he went-to-see/meet was Maria Magdalena. (Can’t use ‘showed himself to’ because that’s what only evil spirits do to scare people.) As for that woman, seven evil spirits had been driven out of her by Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)